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U17s Drop Saturday Action to Sioux Falls

By USA Hockey NTDP, 01/18/25, 9:30PM EST

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PLYMOUTH, Mich. JP Hurlbert (Allen, Texas) scored his NTDP-leading 11th USHL goal, but the U.S. National Under-17 Team dropped a 10-3 final to the Sioux Falls Stampede tonight from USA Hockey Arena.

Sioux Falls' Ethan Wyttenbach opened the game's scoring, going short-side from along the goal line 4:03 in.

Hurlbert evened things at 9:23, deking out Aiden Wright and dragging the puck around the crease for his 12th of the season. Sammy Nelson (Maple Grove, Minn.) got the play started with a zone-draw win and found Luke Schairer (Charlotte, N.C.), who set-up Hurlbert with some beautiful puck work.

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The Stampede regained the lead with a Reid Varkonyi beam from the left circle 51 seconds later, then added a pair from Sam Spehar and Jake Merens to take a 4-1 lead after 20.

Filip Nordberg added a fifth to Sioux Falls' count, flying out of the box for a semi-breakaway 2:19 into the middle stanza, Noah Urness made it 6-1 at the period's 6:36 mark, then Anthony Bongo scored off a rebound with 12 seconds left in the period.

Adyn Merrick and Alexei Vlasov added a goal apiece to open the third for a 9-1 count.

Lukas Zajic (Plainfield, Ill.) added a second for the U17s after Brody George (Johnstown, Pa.) stole the puck from a Sioux Falls skater atop the defensive zone for Zajic, who flew into the zone for a glove-side score shy of the period's halfway mark.

Mikey Berchild (Minnetonka, Minn.) added a third for the U.S. with 5:52 left in the contest, hammering a one-timer from the slot after connecting with Dayne Beuker (Portland, Ore.). Jamie Glance (Stratham, N.H.) earned an assist as well to extend his point-streak to nine consecutive games.

Logan Renkowski scored with 1:39 to play for the 10-3 final.

The U17s return to USA Hockey Arena tomorrow night for a rematch against the Stampede. Puck drop is set for 2:00 p.m. ET and tickets are available at USAHockeyNTDP.com/tix or by calling the box office at 734-453-8400.

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